Wildlife recorded during GGW tour
to Berezinsky reserve,
11–18 April 2007
By David Kent
Birds
| Bean Goose |
Anser fabalis |
| Bittern |
Botaurus stellaris |
| Black Grouse |
Tetrao tetrix |
| Black Kite |
Milvus migrans |
| Black Redstart |
Phoenicurus ochruros |
| Black Stork |
Ciconia nigra |
| Black Woodpecker |
Dryocopus martius |
| Blackbird |
Turdus merula |
| Black-headed Gull |
Larus ridibundus |
| Black-tailed Godwit |
Limosa limosa |
| Blue Tit |
Parus caeruleus |
| Blue-headed Wagtail |
Motacilla flava flava |
| Brambling |
Fringilla montifringilla |
| Bullfinch |
Pyrrhula pyrrhula |
| Capercaillie |
Tetrao urogallus |
| Chaffinch |
Fringilla coelebs |
| Chiffchaff |
Phylloscopus collybita |
| Coal Tit |
Parus ater |
| Common Buzzard |
Buteo buteo |
| Common Crossbill |
Loxia curvirostra |
| Coot |
Fulica atra |
| Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax carbo |
| Crane |
Grus Grus |
| Curlew |
Numenius arquata |
| Dunnock |
Prunella modularis |
| Feral Pigeon |
Columba livia |
| Fieldfare |
Turdus pilaris |
| Gadwall |
Anas strepera |
| Garganey |
Anas querquedula |
| Goldcrest |
Regulus regulus |
| Goldeneye |
Bucephala clangula |
| Goldfinch |
Carduelis carduelis |
| Goosander |
Mergus merganser |
| Goshawk |
Accipiter gentilis |
| Great Crested Grebe |
Podiceps cristatus |
| Great Egret |
Egretta alba |
| Great Grey (Northern) Shrike |
Lanius excubitor |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker |
Dendrocopos major |
| Great Tit |
Parus major |
| Green Sandpiper |
Tringa ochropus |
| Greenfinch |
Carduelis chloris |
| Greenshank |
Tringa nebularia |
| Grey Heron |
Ardea cinerea |
| Grey-headed Woodpecker |
Picus canus |
| Hawfinch |
Coccothraustes coccothraustes |
| Hazel (Hen) Grouse |
Bonasa bonasia |
| Hen Harrier |
Circus cyaneus |
| Hooded Crow |
Corvus cornix |
| House Sparrow |
Passer domesticus |
| Jackdaw (n. e. race) |
Corvus monedula soemmerringii |
| Kestrel |
Falco tinnunculus |
| Lapwing |
Vanellus vanellus |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull |
Larus fuscus fuscus |
| Lesser Spotted Eagle |
Aquila pomarina |
| Lesser Spotted Woodpecker |
Dendrocopos minor |
| Linnet |
Carduelis cannabina |
| Long-tailed Tit |
Aegithalos caudatus caudatus |
| Mallard |
Anas platyrhynchos |
| Marsh Harrier |
Circus aeruginosus |
| Marsh Tit |
Parus palustris |
| Meadow Pipit |
Anthus pratensis |
| Merlin |
Falco columbarius |
| Mistle Thrush |
Turdus viscivorus |
| Mute Swan |
Cygnus olor |
| Nuthatch |
Sitta europaea europaea |
| Osprey |
Pandion haliaetus |
| Penduline Tit |
Remiz pendulinus |
| Pintail |
Anas acuta |
| Pochard |
Aythya ferina |
| Pygmy Owl |
Glaucidium passerinum |
| Raven |
Corvus corax |
| Red-breasted Merganser |
Mergus serrator |
| Redshank |
Tringa totanusPodiceps grisegena |
| Redwing |
Turdus iliacus |
| Reed Bunting |
Emberiza schoeniclus |
| Robin |
Ericathus rubecula |
| Scaup |
Aythya marila |
| Shoveler |
Anas clypeata |
| Siskin |
Carduelis spinus |
| Skylark |
Alauda arvensis |
| Smew |
Mergus albellus |
| Snipe |
Gallinago gallinago |
| Song Thrush |
Turdus philomelos |
| Sparrowhawk |
Accipiter nisus |
| Spotted Crake |
Porzana porzana |
| Starling |
Sturnus vulgaris |
| Teal |
Anas crecca |
| Three-toed Woodpecker |
Picoides tridactylus |
| Tree Pipit |
Anthus trivialis |
| Treecreeper |
Certhia familiaris |
| Tufted Duck |
Aythya fuligula |
| Ural Owl |
Strix uralensis |
| Waxwing |
Bombycilla garrulus |
| White Stork |
Ciconia ciconia |
| White Wagtail |
Motacilla alba alba |
| White-backed Woodpecker |
Dendrocopos leucotos |
| White-fronted Goose |
Anser albifrons |
| White-tailed Eagle |
Haliaeetus albicilla |
| Whooper Swan |
Cygnus cygnus |
| Wigeon |
Anas penelope |
| Willow Tit |
Parus montanus |
| Wood Pigeon |
Columba palumbus |
| Woodcock |
Scolopax rusticola |
| Woodlark |
Lullula arborea |
| Wren |
Troglodytes troglodytes |
| Wryneck |
Jynx torquilla |
| Yellowhammer |
Emberiza citrinella |
Birds & mammals recorded by guides only
| Blue Hare |
Lepus timidus |
| Wood Sandpiper |
Tringa glareola |
Mammals
| Brown Hare |
Lepus capensis |
| Eastern Hedgehog |
Erinaceus concolor |
| European Beaver |
Castor fiber |
| Fox |
Vulpes vulpes |
| Mouse sp |
Apodemus sp. |
| Muskrat |
Ondatra zibethicus |
| Red Squirrel |
Sciurus vulgaris |
| Roe Deer |
Capreolus capreolus |
| Wild Boar |
Sus scrofa |
Mammal signs
| European Bison (Wisent) |
Bison bonasus |
| Elk |
Alces alces |
| Wolf |
Canis lupus |
| Brown Bear |
Ursus arctos |
| Raccoon Dog |
Procyonoides nyctereutes |
| Pine Marten |
Martes martes |
| American Mink |
Mustela vison |
Reptiles
| Grass Snake |
Natrix natrix |
| Viviparous Lizard |
Lacerta vivipara |
Amphibians
| Common Toad |
Bufo bufo |
| Marsh Frog |
Rana ridibundus |
| Moor Frog |
Rana arvalis |
Butterflies
| Brimstone |
Gonepteryx rhamni |
| Camberwell Beauty |
Nymphalis antiopa |
| Comma |
Polygonia c‑album |
| Green-veined White |
Artogeia napi |
| Holly Blue |
Celastrina argiolus |
| Large Tortoiseshell |
Nymphalis polychloros |
| Large White |
Pieris brassicae |
| Map Butterfly |
Araschnia levana |
| Peacock |
Inachis io |
Flowering plants
| Alternate-leaved Golden Saxifrage |
Chrysosplenium alternifolium |
| Asarabacca |
Asarum europaeum |
| Asarabacca |
Asarum europaeum |
| Bog Rosemary |
Andromeda polifolia |
| Bugle |
Ajuga reptans |
| Coltsfoot |
Tussilago farfara |
| Cranberry |
Vaccinium oxycoccus |
| Field Pansy |
Viola arvensis |
| Hepatica |
Hepatica nobilis |
| Labrador Tea |
Ledum palustre |
| Leatherleaf |
Chamaedaphne calyculata |
| Lesser Celandine |
Ranunculus ficaria |
| Lungwort |
Pulmonaria officinalis |
| Marsh Marigold |
Caltha palustris |
| Mezereon |
Daphne mezereum |
| Northern Bilberry |
Vaccinium uliginosum |
| Pasque Flower |
Pulsatilla vulgaris |
| Primrose |
Primula veris |
| Spring Pea |
Lathyrus vernus |
| Toothwort |
Lathraeasquamaria |
| Wood Anemone |
Anemone nemorosa |
| Yellow Anemone |
Anemone ranunculoides |
| Yellow Archangel |
Lamiastrum galeobdolon |
Non-flowering plants
| Fir Clubmoss |
Huperzia selago |
| Flat-stemmed Clubmoss |
Diaphsiastrum complanatum |
| Stag’s-horn Clubmoss |
Lycopodium clavatum |
| Wood Horsetail |
Equisetum sylvaticum |
Wildlife Totals: Birds 107; Mammals 9
